Dead hedgehogs reveal PCB pollution still haunts the environment decades after ban https://www.byteseu.com/887468/ #ChemicalPollution #Chemicals #ContaminationOfWater #environment #EnvironmentPollution #Pollution #Wildlife
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Sub headline reads “This is not normal.”
Funny, as I read the article it appears this is SOP, normalized by a complete failure to enforce existing regulations and a complete failure to update regulations to address changing manufacturing processes.
Why are so many people happy to poison children, the environment, themselves just so the very wealthy can pocket more money?
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"Ashley Furniture spokespeople said the company follows all laws and regulations for furniture manufacturing."
This is a reminder that the "laws and regulations" just define the worst you can do without criminal or civil penalties.
The laws and regulations do not mean that it is safe. Just that the company cannot be held accountable for their actions if they follow "all laws and regulations"
#toxics hide behind regulations strongly influenced by industry
#formaldehyde #HazardousExposures #ChemicalPollution in your home (or car/suv/truck/van)
"Our invertebrate monitoring shows clear evidence of significant chemical impact across all the 100-plus rivers we monitor. It ties together chemical presence with widespread ecological impact. It makes poo in rivers look like a second-order problem.”
WildFish CEO, Nick Measham
#Wildlife #Environment #Biodiversity #UKRivers #Pollution #ChemicalPollution #WaterPrivatisation
Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/06/almost-500-chemicals-found-in-englands-rivers-and-groundwater?CMP=firstedition_email
The Guardian · Almost 500 chemicals found in England’s rivers and groundwater
A combination of robotic tools 
and regenerative farming techniques could help address the challenges of weed control and chemical dependency in agriculture.
#farming #Technology #Robot #weeds #weedcontrol #agriculture #ChemicalPollution #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #Health #herbicides #pesticides
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/20/robot-weedkillers-pesticides
The Guardian · Could robot weedkillers replace the need for pesticides?
#ToxicFree4EU No 44 is out!
Article 4: How toxic chemicals exacerbate the climate crisis? Interview with Amelia Womack
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#ToxicFree4EU - Scholz holds summit for chemical industry in crisis, no environmental NGO invited.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold a high-level summit with the German chemical industry representatives, for a discussion on the chemical sector including EU regulation. Environmental NGOs working on the topic are not invited. https://archive.newsletter2go.com/?n2g=bgjtcqk7-vh15kc39-13zb
